Congratulations to our 2019 NeASTA Outstanding Teacher Awardees!
From left: Ashley Hillman - Treasurer, Tom Miller, Melissa Tatreau Holtmeier, & Mary Perkinson - President
Tom Miller, OPS Buffett Middle School
Melissa Tatreau Holtmeier, Omaha Conservatory of Music
NE ASTA is proud and privileged to honor your dedication, commitment, and passion!
Melissa Tatreau Holtmeier, Omaha Conservatory of Music
NE ASTA is proud and privileged to honor your dedication, commitment, and passion!
NeASTA State Solo Competition Results
Nebraska ASTA is pleased to announce the following winners in our fourth biennial State Solo Competition, held on Saturday, October 26, 2019:
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Junior Division:
1st Place - Sage Maleki, violin 2nd Place - Tessa Priesman, violin 3rd Place - Lucas Li, violin |
Senior Division:
1st Place - Libby Meade, viola |
Collegiate Division:
1st Place - Xun Xu, violin 2nd Place - Anthony Nesland, violin |
Congratulations to all who performed!
Congratulations to our fall Special Project Grant recipients!
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Shae Monaghan and Kyle Case will use their grant funds to help defray costs to attend the national ASTA conference in Orlando where they were accepted to present their presentation, "The Inclusive Classroom: A Look at Adaptations for Students with Orthopedic Impairments."
Melissa Pruss will use her grant funds to support travel to the national ASTA conference in Orlando. Alex Reza, Violins of Omaha, will use his grant funds to support scholarships for Strings Without Boundaries 2020! |
Melissa Pruss
Alex Reza
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Sight Reading Session!
Nebraska ASTA members got the school year off to a great start with a lively sight reading session at Sharon North Jones Studios, in Millard. Tom Miller, head of the string department at SNJ, graciously provided music from his upcoming repertoire selections, ranging from Grade 1 to 3.5, at OPS Buffet Middle School, along with a scoring sheet. From "International Tunes" to "Super Heroes" and "Creepers at the Castle” we all agreed that this is a very cool time to play strings!!! Critiques from participants helped us reflect on best choices for our own ensembles.
NE ASTA members represent NE at the collegiate and professional levels in Albuquerque, NM in March 2019.
(L-R, Nissa de la Torre, Dr. Matthew Brooks, Dr. Mary Perkinson, Yedid Maya, Kyle Case, Trevor Petersen, Tanner Chilson, Shae Monaghan, Dr. Karen Becker, Anne Nagosky)
Congratulations to Dr. Karen Becker and Nissa de la Torre on their presentations, to Dr. Mary Perkinson and Dr. Matthew Brooks on their poster presentations, and to Melissa Holtmeier for being invited to present a Yoga for Musicians class!
This is the winner of the NeASTA Fiddle Tune Composition Competition from 2018!